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Fire Strikes 55 Water St.

By

Sean Gardiner and

Laura Kusisto

Nov. 23, 2012 9:55 p.m. ET

More than two dozen people were treated for smoke inhalation on Friday when a small but smoky fire broke out in a Lower Manhattan building that was being repaired after sustaining significant damage from superstorm Sandy, officials said.

Firefighters were called to 55 Water St. at about 9:30 a.m. and were able to place the fire, which was confined to the basement, under control at about 11 a.m., a spokesman for the fire department said.